Word · Frequency #7821
demon
魔鬼；恶魔
核心释义
an evil supernatural being
- 1.
邪恶的超自然生物
An evil supernatural being.
- 2.
邪恶的超自然存在
an evil supernatural being
- 3.
中立的超自然生物
A neutral supernatural being.
- 4.
残忍邪恶且不人道的人
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
- 5.
在某项活动、追求等方面有极大力量、热情或技能的人；狂热者
Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast.
- 6.
极其勤奋或技艺高超的人
someone extremely diligent or skillful
- 7.
在英国和/或美国玩的一种纸牌游戏,类似接龙
A type of patience or solitaire (card game) played in the UK and/or US.
- 8.
属于Notocrypta和Udaspes属的各种弄蝶
Any of various hesperiid butterflies of the genera Notocrypta and Udaspes.
邪恶的超自然生物；邪恶的超自然存在；中立的超自然生物；残忍邪恶且不人道的人；在某项活动、追求等方面有极大力量、热情或技能的人；狂热者
用法In use
The children screamed when the demon suddenly appeared in the cave.
用法提示：这里的 demon 是名词，指邪恶的超自然生物，句中作主语。
Ancient paintings on the wall show demons with long horns and sharp teeth.
用法提示：复数形式 demons 表示多个魔鬼，在句中作宾语。
According to the legend, a brave knight trapped the demon inside a magic bottle.
用法提示：demon 是可数名词，此处单数形式与冠词连用，作动词 trapped 的宾语。
he worked like a demon to finish the job on time
she's a demon at math
the demon (that/who/which) ...
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- exorcise a demon
- 驱魔
- The priest tried to exorcise the demon from the possessed girl.牧师试图从被附身的女孩身上驱魔。
- inner demons
- 内心的魔鬼
- He struggled with his inner demons for years.他与内心的魔鬼斗争了多年。
- speed demon
- 飙车狂
- My brother is a speed demon on the highway.我哥哥在高速公路上是个飙车狂。
- like a demon
- 像魔鬼一样
- She worked like a demon to finish the project on time.她拼命工作，像魔鬼一样，以按时完成项目。
- demon of a man
- 恶棍
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘地魔’，地上出现的魔鬼就是demon。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于神话、宗教或文学语境，描述邪恶的超自然实体。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in 'mon' and share the same weak final syllable /mən/, but their stressed vowels differ. None rhyme with 'demon' (stressed /iː/). Note that in 'salmon', the 'l' is silent.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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